To many humans this may be true, but for many there is more to life than what can be touched or seen. They are also limited by their physical experiences as the lyrics suggest touching and seeing is all life is to them. In this context, the song is implying that choosing can be limiting. The chooser will be able to live a long life, but because they aren't riding the tide they will only see what they choose to see. The lyrics in "Breathe" seem to imply two different lifestyles which are the follower (or the rabbit) and the chooser. Slowly the cash registers from Money and the clocks from Time enter the song along with other ambient effects that are used in other songs on the album. The bass drum is beating a pulse that resembles the beating of a human heart. More interesting than the voices though are the sounds in the background. The voices that are speaking are clearly discussing the issue of insanity. "Breathe" LyricsĪnd smiles you'll give and tears you'll cryĭon't sit down it's time to dig another one. Most of us.very hard to explain why you're mad, even if you're not mad. I've always been mad, I know I've been mad, like the In turn, their efforts to try to convince people not to ride the tide or their resistance to the tide itself causes them to go insane. The second type of insanity mentioned on the album suggests that the people that don't ride the tide realize that the people riding the tide are insane. Or specifically speaking, people are insane for doing what they're told all of the time and just accepting life for what it is. The first type of insanity mentioned on the album suggests people go insane by riding the tide. So it would appear that the album, which seems to take the dark side of the moon concept to heart, is suggesting is that everyone on some level is insane or will have to deal with madness.ĭark Side of the Moon seems to specifically suggest that there are two types of insanity. But like in reality, the light portrayed by the moon is really an illusion. In effect, the darkness represents insanity. It's a metaphor for darkness-the darkness (or different ideas) that can destroy all of the positive emotions and ideas that are a part of humanity.